Hackers selling NSA hacking tools for 10,000 bitcoins

It seems as no one wants to buy NSA’s exploit tools. Or maybe ShadowBrokers, the group selling the tools, overpriced the deal. The group, allegedly formed by Russian, state-sponsored hackers, decided to pull the auction on the tools. Instead, it turned it into a crowdfunded sale, aiming for 10,000 bitcoin, or slightly over $6 million. Two weeks ago, the group complained how it couldn’t find a buyer. Initially, after finding the tools, it released more than half of it for free, deciding to sell the rest. ShadowBrokers said it’d keep all the bitcoin, even from those who had lost the … Continue reading Hackers selling NSA hacking tools for 10,000 bitcoins